Should Nintendo offer an optional WiiU SKU without the Gamepad?

[MentalAlliance]

Soundwave said:

MentalAlliance said:

As much as I personally believe in the gamepad and love the gamepad, it might be an option they should try. Though, other than software, I'm not sure what their selling point could be. Miiverse is awesome, but would be pretty gimped without the gamepad. Other than that it would just be a more powerful Wii, for the most part, and I'm not sure that will be enoguh to appeal to the masses.

Well we know that the Wii U as is doesn't appeal to the masses either. 

Somehow I doubt a $199.99 or $249.99 SKU would make sales lower than they are now. 

I suppose that's true. As long as they keep a SKU with the gamepad and then have one without, I guess there really is no harm in trying it, though they'd have to rework the marketing quite a bit to get people to understand the vast difference between the two SKUs and we all know Nintendo did one hell of a job marketing the Wii U's gamepad in the first place harhar.